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The elderly woman and her husband were attacked on the central line on Saturday morning (Picture: Getty)

An elderly woman was spat at and her husband was kicked in the head during a random attack on the tube.

The 77-year-old woman was on the Central Line with her husband when a man launched a random attack at the elderly couple in front of shocked passengers.

The seemingly unprovoked attack started when the man spat at the woman.

When her husband, who is 63-years-old, challenged him, he was pushed to the floor and kicked in the head on the train from Bethnal Green on Saturday morning.

The attacker is described as a black man, of slim build and 6ft tall. (Picture: Getty)

Passengers on the busy carriage rushed to help the couple while the thug got off the train at Liverpool Street.

Police said the 63-year-old suffered minor injuries in the assault, including cuts and bruising to his face while his wife was not harmed.

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British Transport Police described the attacker as a black man, of slim build and 6ft tall. He had black hair tied in knots and was wearing dark grey baggy tracksuit trousers, a dirty grey jumper and dark trainers.

Investigating officer DC Alban Barnes said: ‘This was an utterly despicable assault. Neither of the victims provoked this man in any way and it beggar’s belief why he decided to assault them.’

Anyone with information is urged to get in touch by text on 61016 or call 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 231 of 06/05/2017. Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.